FW8G-STXL rotation direction

Discussion in 'Filter Wheels' started by CraigNZ, Aug 30, 2016.

  1. CraigNZ

    CraigNZ Cyanogen Customer

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    Can this filter wheel rotate CW and CCW? The reason I ask is because I often do B and V measurements and using SkyX it seems the wheel can only rotate in one direction, hence after V it has to go all the way around to B. Would be better if it simply reversed to the previous filter. I am not sure if this is a hardware limitation or a software one.
     
  2. Colin Haig

    Colin Haig Staff Member

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    It may be for reproducability of the position eg avoid backlash. Or maybe CW in the Southern Hemisphere ;-)
     

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